Vehicle-wheel.



No. 703,003. Patented June 24, I902.

H. H. SCHENK.

VEHICLE WHEEL.

(Application filed Nov. 2, 1901.) (N0 Model.)

UNTTED STATES PATENT OEEIQE.

HENRY II. SCHENK, OF MEMPHIS, MISSOURI.

VEHICLE-WHEEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part oi Letters Patent No. 703,003, dated June 24,1902.

Application filed November 2, 1901. Serial No. 80,952. (No model.)

To (all whom, it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, HENRY H. SOHENK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Memphis, in the county of Scotland and State of Missouri,have invented a new and useful Vehicle-IVheel, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates generally to vehiclewheels, and more particularlyto a solid wheel intended for use upon farm-wagons and heavy trucks, theobject being to provide a cheap and simple construction of wheel capableof standing the strain of severe weights and rough roads.

Another object of my invention is by having smooth sides to my wheel Iprevent the gathering and holding of mud and trash by clenching over thetires or fellies, as is the case with spoke-wheels or wheels with roughsides.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a way to oil thewheel without taking them off and to provide an oil-reservoir that willnot be easily clogged and can be easily cleaned.

With these objects in view the invention consists in the novel featuresof construction and combination hereinafter fully described, and pointedout in the claims.

In the drawings forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is aperspective view of a wheel constructed in accordance with my invention.Fig. 2 is a front elevation partly in section. Fig. 3 is a section onthe line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a face view illustrating a slightmodification. Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5 5 of Fig. r, and Fig. 6is asection on the line 6 6 of Fig. 5.

In constructing a wheel in accordance with my invention I employ a hubA, constructed of metal and formed with an annular flange or collar B,arranged adjacent to the rear end, a collar or ring 0 being arrangedupon the forward end, the wooden segments D being securely fastenedbetween the collars B and O by means of the bolts E, which pass throughthe said collars and the inner ends of the said segments. In practice Iprefer to use three segments, said segments virtually constituting thespokes of the wheel, and they are held in place by means of the metallictire F, which is placed thereon in substanally the same manner as theordinary vehicle-tire.

The central portion of the hub is formed with three radial projectionsGr, essentially triangular in form, and midway between each pair oftriangular-shaped projections and in circumferential alinement is aprojecting lug II. Theinner ends of the segments are curved, as shown atD, to fit the curve of the hub, and they are also cut away, as shown atD to receive the triangular-shaped projection s,and the projections Hfit into the recesses D produced in the inner ends of the said segments.The radial projections of the hub and the peculiar formation of thesegments insures the rigidity of the wheel, making it capable ofwithstanding severe strains and rough roads. It will also. be noted thateach section is formed of a single thickness of wood, thereby avoidingthe use of a number of layers bolted together.

Referring to Figs. 4 and 5, it will be noted that I also produce aslightly-modified form of wheel in which the radial projections aredispensed with, and the opposing edges of the segments are grooved, asshown at I, for the purpose of receiving a spoke K, which extends intothe hub, as most clearly shown in Figs. at and 5, and in addition tothese spokes K, I employ spoke-sections K, which enter the hub andproject into the central portion of the segment, as most clearly shownin Fig. 4. In Fig. 3 oil-canal D leads to oil-reservoir D an enlargedplace in center of hub A. Said oil-reservoir D will hold a large supplyof oil, which will be used gradually. Therefore said wheels will nothave to be oiled as often. These spokes and spoke-sections serve to lockthe wheel-segments together and also securely connect them to the hub.

In the construction shown in Figs. 4 and 5 the hub is preferablyconstructed of wood, while in the construction shown in Figs. 1, 2, and3 the hub is formed of metal. The tire, however, will be the same inboth constructions.

It will thus be seen that I provide a. simple and durable constructionof wheel specially adapted for farm-wagons and heavy trucks.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

l. A vehicle-wheel comprising the hub and tire, and a plurality ofsegment-shaped wooden sections arranged upon the hub and held in placeby means of the tire, radial projections extending from the hub, saidprojections being of different lengths, the opposing edges of thesections being cut away to receive the longer projections, the centralportions of each section being recessed to receive the shorterprojections, substantially as described.

2. A vehicle-wheel comprising a hub having an integral flange 0r collar,a forward flange or collar, the segmental wooden sections arranged aboutthe hub and held in place by means of a surrounding tire, the hub havinga plurality of triangular-shaped projections and also a number ofprojections intermediate the triangular-shaped projec- HENRY H. SCHENK.

Witnesses:

C. O. CRITZ, JOHN M. DORAN.

